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Kevin, In the lower video is Russ Meaux shoveling cullet into the tank at JABO. you'll see him again when the Dirty Job show at JABO is aired this fall.

WOW! These beauties are Stiffs...amazing...thanks...of all the mibs I have,you know that mibs I got from a friend last year are in the front row. I could make room for a set like that too...I'll bet Fiedler and Mccullough are jealous. Is each mib signed?

Marble King

Hop Sing,prove it!...or ...you are not getting your ponytail back.

SorryLou!

Good call Marie! I watched those buildings being built from the begining of digging the holes for them. Many years later, I helped lay out an institutional trading desk in the North Tower. Our corparate offices were at 1 Libery Place. Many frinds were in those buildings. This AM I called a friend who was one of the lucky ones who got the elevator and got out. Horrific day to remember. Many friends have gone back since. I still have no interest. God bless them all!

Paula did a great job. Also look at this link. You might want to put it on your favorites list ofr IDing lots of makers as well as Davis. http://joemarbles.com/1Marble%20Picture%20Pages/08Davis/Davis%20001/Davis%20Marble%20Works%201.htm

Al,Thank you! No prob, but I did not mention Akro. It is quote of Stephanie's. I, too, was trying to be nice. I think we both did well.

I didn't mention Akro and if I did I am/was wrong. I really can tell the difference between Ohio and West Virginia.

3 types of Opaques: 1) one color...a dark oxblood 2)tan base and brown...ravenswoodish 3)white base,three colors...maybe JABO All excellent opaques. I would not describe them as pretty, but would say they are delicious.

The literature talks about Vitro swirls from 1964 on... I don't know why they have not been included, but I do know that some of the big boys are working on this very topic. My vote would bethat since they made them , include them. I am not sure why they are hesitating on the subject. I don't think I have ever seen any. I have heard it said that some of the folks who dug Vitro found lots of them and think them very attractive.

No! NO! Just worried and checking...

Is this thread going to pot?

Member Group: "Supporting Member Moderator Posts: 5,984 Joined: 08-November 05 Location:the 44th parallel Gender:Not Telling Posted 04 October 2008 - 05:07 PM West Virginia swirls, aka WV swirls Swirls, usually vintage, made by the following West Virginia companies: •Alley Agate •Cairo Novelty Co. •Champion Agate •Davis Marble Co. •Heaton Agate Co. •Jackson Marble Co. •Playrite Marble and Novelty Co. •Ravenswood Glass and Novelty Co. Alox agates are also usually lumped in with WV swirls, though the Alox Mfg. Co. was located in Missouri. Their swirl machines are said to have been purchased from West Virginia. Bogard has also been reported as making opaque swirls, but this isn't well-known. I don't remember seeing photos of them and I haven't seen them considered in marble i.d.'s. Mid-Atlantic of West Virginia, Inc. might qualify, but their swirls are modern, and aren't usually considered in swirl discussions. Also, people have perhaps jokingly included certain Akros in that category. They weren't primarily a swirl company but were in WV and did make some swirls. Champion still made marbles in the modern era but their roots are vintage. I've also seen someone call Jabos WV swirls. Their mailing address was in WV, so maybe. lol. But the marbles are modern, and were made in Ohio. Christensen Agates were made in Ohio. " The above piece is from Steph's study hall. There seem to be some mistakes.I know of no one who considers Alox a Missouri Company as a West Virginia Swirl. West Virginia swirls were made in West Virginia and that is why they are called West Virginia swirls. JABO has an office in WV and even had a plant in WV. That plant made industrials. All of the JABO Classics were made in Ohio, so most of us consider them to be Ohio marbles. Mid Atlantic was a West Virginia swirl company. Ron Shepherd and I discussed the WV swirl companies yesterday. It is a subject we discuss often and I think you will find we are in agreement on which are and which are not WV Swirl Companies. There are nine. We further agree that these mibs are becomming more collectible all the time as they can be IDed. We believe that much more will be known about how to ID them in the next year or two. How you tell these marbles apart is the $64,000 question. Even some of the experts and they are experts make mistakes on these. Lastly, we are convinced not all of them will ever be IDed because some of these companies used the same glass etc.There is further confusion because of trying to ID these with pictures. The vagaries of the color from the camera multiplied by the different way each person'scomputer shows the colors magnifies this problem.

Never mind! They are my favs and I'm sure you gentleman would have no interest in the best hom made cookies around.

Flat rate boxes may be good enough for marbles, but are never big enough for cookies.

Dink, Did you see the Joe Street video? He made it after the Tribute Run. It was his first time to the factory. He is very bright, observant, and mechanical. I think he really captured the spirit of any run and specifically explains how marbles are made and how the machines work. Here is the link http://www.viddler.com/explore/joemarbles/videos/1/

Heck Kevin, I am going to one up you on today's marble amil, but won't show any pics. Today I got home made cookies from one of the great ladies on this board. And to her I say, thank you !!!

No you didn't miss it. I spoke with producer within the last six weeks.The proccess continues and it is tentatively now late Sept or Oct. I didn't ask,bur TV stations are closing, ad sales are down and I'd guess the wholeindustry is slowing. Bet auto advertising is down too. I do not know if there have been any changes since then and David McCullough has not mentioned it. I'll bet there are a number of people who will announce the time and date as soon as they hear it.

...it would look much better in my box than yours, even with your finger prints!

Believe it! Billy left indentations in the mib when it was pulled from his hands...but he only lost 1 finger.

I see it as an Asian 3 vane that has been "crunched"...the vane colors seem tome to yellow with a soft orange stripe, orange and blue bleeding into a lavendar...very pretty

I haven't seen one before and it is very attractive.

Kevin, The marble is pictured on page 132 of Marble Mania. My note on that marble is dated 6-23-08 from Patry Denton. She told me it is Vitro not MK and it was so named by Cathy Runion at a marble show where Patry and Cathy were roommates. Edna, 'cuz they are Vitro has "a few" of them I think. They are very pretty. Yes it is called a Lucky 7 and I have seen Marble Alan sell them as such.

Is golden rainbo a named Pelt?